#DeadPose Challenge causes uproar
The #DeadPose Challenge arose on Monday evening/Tuesday morning and caused some controversy regarding the content posted.
POLOKWANE – The #DeadPose Challenge reared it’s controversial head on Monday evening/Tuesday morning with Twitter and Facebook users posting morbid and some humorous, images of themselves having succumbed to death in a variety of ways.
#Deadpose pic.twitter.com/ocSSgLNGop
— Orth (@thapeloAfrika1) January 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/SekoboloEphraim/status/818673833871888384
#DeadPose pic.twitter.com/rG5nRMfg4I
— sifisoduze83 (@duzesfiso) January 9, 2017
However, not everyone was impressed with the hashtag with many calling it insensitive and some saying the graphic images were offensive.
The danger and evilness behind these #DeadPose! Pics 💔
— Bruno Sigwela (@BrunoSigwela) January 10, 2017
Who, in the right mind, actually thought that this #deadpose thing is funny? 😡🤔
— Nare 🐃 (@TBGnare) January 10, 2017
Whoever that started this 👉🏾#DeadPose is evil. Death is a serious issue and people joking about it, I find it so Sickening 😷🤒😳🤔
— Thuli Binase (@Thuli2thu) January 10, 2017
The challenge has once again put social media in the spotlight and questioned users responsibility on what they post.
Tell us what your thoughts are on the hashtag, do you think the internet has reached an all time low?
